Hemorrhoidal disease

Piles (hemorrhoids) constitute the most common proctological disease. In fact, it's estimated that, in the industrialized countries, around 50% of the population aged over 50 suffer, or have suffered from recurrent hemorrhoid problems.

The high incidence of piles and the non-specificity of the clinical symptoms need a precise differential diagnosis, in order to exclude other disease of the lower GI tract, in particular the tumors.
The treatment of the haemorrhoidal disease should be guided by an accurate clinical evaluation: nowadays it is possible to choose among a wide range of different treatments according to the severity of the disease and symptoms: from the conservative treatment (diet, lifestyle, topic oral treatment), to the outpatient procedure, to the different surgical options.